How to know if you’ve been hacked
The internet can be a dangerous place where spammers, scammers, and ransomware fiends abound. These sites let you know if you have any online security issues......»»
LinkedIn users targeted in account hijacking campaign
LinkedIn users are being targeted in an ongoing account hijacking campaign, are getting locked out of their accounts; the hacked accounts are held for ransom. Users discussing their compromised LinkedIn accounts. (Source: Cyberint) The LinkedIn accou.....»»
Hackers get hacked by infostealing malware
Hackers are falling for the same tricks as regular users, researchers are saying......»»
How fame-seeking teenagers hacked some of the world’s biggest targets
With no skill in software exploitation or encryption busting, Lapsus$ wins anyway. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A ragtag bunch of amateur hackers, many of them teenagers with little technical training, have been so ade.....»»
Ingenious hack powers M1 Mac mini with Ethernet cable
A hardware hacker has modified a Mac mini so that it doesn't necessarily need an AC power connection, and instead can run on the Power over Ethernet protocol.Mac mini hacked with Power over EthernetIvan Kuleshov on Twitter teased the project on Twitt.....»»
Zyxel users still getting hacked by DDoS botnet emerge as public nuisance No. 1
12 weeks after critical vulnerability was patched, devices are still being wrangled. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Organizations that have yet to patch a 9.8-severity vulnerability in network devices ma.....»»
Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status
BMCs give near-total control over entire fleets of servers. What happens when they're hacked? Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Two years ago, ransomware crooks breached hardware-maker Gigabyte and dumped more than 112 giga.....»»
Google’s new security pilot program will ban employee Internet access
You can't get hacked if you aren't on the Internet. Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup | Getty Images) The Internet is dangerous, so what if you just didn't use it? That's the somewhat ironic recommendation Google, one of the.....»»
JumpCloud, an IT firm serving 200,000 orgs, says it was hacked by nation-state
"Extremely targeted" attack involved a data injection into JumpCloud's commands framework. Enlarge JumpCloud, a cloud-based IT management service that lists Cars.com, GoFundMe, and Foursquare among its 5,000 paying cust.....»»
TSMC confirms supplier data breach following ransom demand by Russian-speaking cybercriminal group
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC confirmed Friday that one of its hardware suppliers was hacked and had data stolen from it, but said the incident had no impact on business operations......»»
If you have an Asus router, you need to patch it now or risk being hacked
Nine CVEs are addressed in one heavy-hitting Asus router security update, including one from 2018, so make sure you patch now......»»
Reddit got hacked, and that"s not even the most ludicrous news about it today
The protest against Reddit's API changes continue, with hackers demanding API cost changes as part of a ransom demand, while subreddits tap the power of John Oliver and Tim Cook.Reddit's management is currently under fire from users over a decision t.....»»
MOVEit hack: BBC, BA and Boots among cyber attack victims
Staff at multiple organisations are warned of a payroll data breach after an IT supplier is hacked......»»
NSA hacked iPhones, claims Russia, but Apple involvement simply isn’t credible
Russia has claimed that the NSA hacked iPhones belonging to both Russian citizens and foreign diplomats based in the country. More than this, it claims that Apple assisted the NSA by providing backdoor access into iPhones … more… The post NSA h.....»»
Attackers hacked Barracuda ESG appliances via zero-day since October 2022
Barracuda says that the recently discovered compromise of some of it clients’ ESG appliances via a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) resulted in the deployment of three types of malware and data exfiltration. The company did not say how ma.....»»
Barracuda email security appliances hacked via zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868)
A vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) in Barracuda Networks’ Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances has been exploited by attackers, the company has warned. About CVE-2023-2868 CVE-2023-2868 is a critical remote command injection vulnerability affec.....»»
Some CNN social media accounts hacked
Some of CNN's social media accounts and blogs were compromised Thursday......»»
These embarrassing passwords got celebrities hacked
Many celebrities have proven that they are just as lazy with their passwords as we are. Here are some famous passwords that have leaked online......»»
Researchers discover smartphone hack that doesn’t require malware
According to security researchers, it seems that there is a relatively new smartphone hack that can unlock your phone remotely and doesn’t require the need for malware. How phones are usually hacked is when the user downloads a piece of.....»»
How hacking your Switch can lead to better Tears of the Kingdom frame rates
Pushing RAM clock past the limit eliminates memory bottlenecks in crowded scenes. Modern Vintage Gamer shows the frame rate improvements possible by overclocking Tears of the Kingdom with a hacked Switch. For a marquee game on 6-yea.....»»
Apple & Elon Musk Twitter hacker pleads guilty to cryptocurrency scam
British hacker Joseph James O'Connor pleaded guilty to hacking well-known Twitter accounts, including those of Apple, Kanye West, Elon Musk, and Joe Biden and faces two decades in prison.In July 2020, O'Connor hacked several high-profile accounts on.....»»